flat out
Example Sentences
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Tim Mitchell, of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, said while staff were working flat out, their efforts were being undermined by long-standing under-investment in buildings and equipment.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Jacobson says they have computers now working flat out generating brackets for this year’s competition.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
When flat out, a maximum of 250kw, in what is known in F1 jargon as 'super-clipping'.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
One academic asked me flat out, if I loved Iran so much, why was I badmouthing it?
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
The first person they’d talked to had flat out refused to share what he had, and shut the door in their faces.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
